Burundi rolls out the red carpet for Ruto as he touches down in Bujumbura
President William Ruto has arrived in Bujumbura, Burundi, to participate in the 23rd COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) Summit. Upon his arrival, he inspected a guard of honour from the Burundian military, a ceremonial gesture marking his visit to the country. More than 400 representatives from the private sector, small-scale traders, policymakers […]
COMESA industrial strategy gets approval from member states
Implementation of Comesa industrial strategy has officially started following approval of a regional action plan and guidelines on local content policy by 21 member states. Ministers responsible for industry from the member states and their representatives adopted the two instruments during the closure of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 3rd Ministerial meeting on […]
Comesa deal to entrench agro-inputs technology across member countries
Barry Silah @obel_barry Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) has launched a partnership with global technology firm mPedigree to expand the agro-inputs protection technology into the whole of the Comesa region. For Kenya, where the technology is already active and securing agro-inputs like seeds and fertiliser, this new partnership promises a deeper penetration into […]